Free Windows for Supercomputers Available for Download - Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft made the latest iteration of its Windows operating system for supercomputers available as a free download.
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23.9.2008 Windows HPC 2008 R2 CTP released
If you've got a spare supercomputer that is just sitting around waiting to test pre-released software on, then you'll be glad to hear that Microsoft has made the Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available on Microsoft Connect.
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22.5.2009 Office 2010 streaming-download
Microsoft has invited selected testers to try out a new way of delivering Office 2010 to customers using virtualization and streaming technologies.
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28.7.2009 Download Norton AntiVirus 2010 Beta
Symantec has recently released its latest Norton AntiVirus 2010 beta which claimed to be the faster and providing most proactive protection against viruses, Trojans and worms that they have ever offered.
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14.7.2009 MDT 2010 Release Candidate is Now Available for Download
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the release candidate of MDT 2010. This release contains numerous bug fixes since MDT 2010 Beta 2.
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22.8.2009 Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview download
Thus far, our thirst for new stuff to rip to bits has been kept quenched by Windows 7, and now that there wont be anything really new with Windows 7 builds except for under the hood bug fixes and performance improvements here and there.
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16.5.2009 Download the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta
Its the next gen of next-gen applications - Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta
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31.5.2009 Download Office 2010 Beta Icons Pack
The latest Office 2010 Beta Build 14.0.4417.1000 which was leaked about a week ago features refreshed icons for all Office applications.
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8.9.2009 Office 2010 Beta Available for Download via MSDN and TechNet
The Beta bits of Office 2010 Beta along with Office Web Applications are now up on MSDN and TechNet Plus.
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16.11.2009 Office 2010 Build 14.0.4417.1000 Leaked and Available for Download
A new development milestone of the next iteration of the Office System has been leaked and made available for download in the wild. Microsoft is currently making its way to the first Beta of office 2011, a release slated to be available to all users as a public testing build.
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31.8.2009 Office 2010 Beta Public Download Site URL Lives
The much anticipating Microsoft Office 2010 public beta is scheduled to be available anytime now, and it appears that Microsoft has ready the Office 2010 beta page, which has gone live with all kind of useful information for people interested in the beta of Office 2010.
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14.11.2009 Office 2010 Beta Public Download Site URL Lives
As was expected, Microsoft today on Day 2 of Professional Developers Conference (PDC09) has released Microsoft Office 2010 Beta to public via Microsoft Download Center.
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18.11.2009 Panda Internet Security 2010 Free Trial Direct Download Link
In addition to Panda Antivirus Pro 2010, Panda has also released new version for its another security application Panda Internet Security 2010.
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9.7.2009 Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 Free Trial Version Direct Download Links
The leading developer of secure content management solutions, Kaspersky Lab has released the new version of its popular security application Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, where all the components implemented in earlier product versions have been improved and upgraded, including the firewall, heuristic analyzer, parental control module, and the anti-spam module.
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1.7.2009 Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Build 14.0.4514.1007 Download with Project and Visio
Another new build of Microsoft Office 2010 from beta branch has been compiled by Microsoft mid October, and had since leaked to Internet. The Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 with build version 14.0.4514.1009.
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12.11.2009 Download Microsoft Office 2010 Mondo Beta 1 (Technical Preview v14.0.4302.1000) x86 and x64
Not feeling confident or miss out downloading the pre-beta version of upcoming Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview (TP) version 14.0.4006.1010 or 14.0.4006.1008?
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13.7.2009 Norton Removal Tool 2010 to Uninstall Norton Antivirus 2010
In past we have covered how to uninstall & remove Norton internet security & Norton Personal firewall.
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11.9.2009 Windows Seven: Think 2010
Windows Seven now has an official ship target 2010. At Microsofts Global Exchange (MGX) annual sales conference in Orlando this week, Microsoft shared a bit more albeit at a high level on Windows Seven, according to a copy of a slide deck I saw that was distributed to the field sales force during the conference.
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21.7.2007 Office 2010 Updates
Here are some updates if you have been following the the Office 2010 blog. Some rumours about Groove and OneNote confirmed.
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14.5.2008 Office 2010 The Movie
The marketing campaign for Office 2010 hits the streets.
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11.7.2009 Exchange 2010 RTM!
The big news today is that Exchange 2010 is now code complete.
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8.10.2009 Windows 7 On Track For 2010 Release
That's the year we'll make contact, and not before.
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9.4.2008 Will Windows 7 Launch Before January 2010?
Microsoft have stated publicly that Windows 7 will launch 3 years after Windows Vista, which places the launch date for Windows 7 at January 2010. However, the beta trials of Windows 7 are going so well that speculation has started that Microsoft will launch Windows 7 earlier.
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4.4.2009 Office 2010 screenshots emerge
Office 2010, the next version of Microsoft's successful office programs suite, has been in closed testing for a while now.
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27.4.2009 Office 2010 optimized for Windows 7
Since a technical preview version of Office 2010 leaked barely a day ago it seems to have spread to anyone and everyone, despite a limited official technical preview scheduled for July.
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16.5.2009 IPv4 Addresses Expected To Run Out In 2010
Once again, the alarm bells are going off that the number of TCP-IP addresses available on the Internet are running low. This time, there are specific dates for when the addresses are predicted to run out.
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27.5.200 XP Roadmap: From SP3 to Windows 7, to 2010
Even with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available and with Windows 7 planned for release by the end of 2009 (according to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer), Windows XP is still far from taking its due place in the Windows cemetery.
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5.6.2008 Microsoft christens Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft is naming the next release of its Visual Studio integrated development platform Visual Studio 2010? but that doesnt necessarily mean it wont ship until 2010.
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29.9.2008 Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 for Windows 7
Moving forward with the evolution of the Business Desktop Deployment, Microsoft is now cooking the next iteration of what is at the present the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
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9.12.2008 Motorola: Windows Mobile 7 will arrive in 2010
When Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha said Tuesday that his company's phones would eventually carry Windows Mobile 7, he let on more than he probably thought.
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3.2.2009Windows HPC Server 2008 April CTP Release Now Available
Phil Pennington: Please see the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) release of Windows HPC Server 2008 at the beta program community site (
http://Connect.Microsoft.Com). If you aren't yet a registered beta program participant, then
you'll first need to join the program using the same web site.
This CTP release includes the HPC Pack which may be installed on
any x64 edition of Windows Server (an evaluation version is also available for download) as well as the HPC Pack SDK (for developing HPC applications)
and the HPC Pack OPK (for OEMs preparing HPC offerings). Be sure to provide feedback on the CTP features using the Feedback Tool on the Connect
website. Also, please leverage the HPC MSDN Forums to obtain product support for ITPro's and Developers (
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsHPC).
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23.04.2008Design and Deployment Guide for Windows HPC Server 2008
This guide provides detailed information and step-by-step procedures for designing and installing a high performance computing cluster using Windows®
HPC Server 2008. You can use this guide to first plan the deployment of your HPC cluster, and when you are ready to deploy you can follow the
procedures to configure the head node, add compute nodes to the cluster, and verify that your cluster deployment has been successful.
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18.09.2008HPC entering the mainstream
The world of high performance computing (HPC) is increasingly moving into the mainstream, according to specialists in the field. They attribute the
shift to faster processors, better design but also to the increasing involvement of companies like Microsoft in the field.
“Microsoft
is making a huge push into HPC; and that Microsoft is getting so involved is an indication of just how mainstream it’s getting,” John Lee,
vice president of advanced technology solutions at Appro told vnuent.com
“Another sign was when Cray got into it with a small HPC
running Windows and Linux – it’s amazing when you think about it.”
He said that when Bill Gates gave the keynote address
at the Supercomputing Conference in Seattle in 2005 it was a major signal that Microsoft was gunning for the HPC market and that it had made steady
progress.
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07.11.2008Microsoft Unveils Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft Corp. today released the first public beta of Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008, a server operating system and tools designed for the
fast-growing high-performance computing (HPC) market. Microsoft also established the Parallel Computing Initiative, a program creating a set of common
development tools across multicore desktops and clusters.
Windows HPC Server 2008, the successor to Windows Compute Cluster
Server 2003, is based on the Windows Server 2008 operating system and is designed to increase productivity, scalability and manageability. Windows HPC
Server 2008 has been renamed to reflect its readiness to tackle the most challenging HPC workloads. Key features are new high-speed networking, highly
efficient and scalable cluster management tools, advanced failover capabilities, a service oriented architecture (SOA) job scheduler, and support for
partners clustered file systems. The beta is now available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/hpc; the final version will be generally available in the second half of 2008.
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13.11.2007CTP of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available today
Ryan Waite: It was almost exactly one year ago that we signed off on beta 2 of Windows HPC Server 2008 and today we made available the Community
Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2. Based on Windows Server 2008 R2, the CTP is a preliminary release, allowing an early preview of
planned functionality for HPC Server 2008 R2.
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21.05.2009Windows HPC Server 2008 RC1 Now Available
Phil Penn: You may now download the Windows HPC Server 2008 release candidate via
http://connect.microsoft.com. Register for the "Windows HPC Server 2008" beta program.
You'll also want to grab the corresponding SDK. Please do provide usability feedback using the "Feedback Tool" on the beta program web-site.
For technical discussions, join and participate in the Windows HPC forums accessible via the "Forums" tab on
http://windowshpc.net.
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01.07.2008Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download
Microsoft released on November 18 the public beta of Office 2010. It can be downloaded by anyone for free, as of 1 pm ET today.
Microsoft is making available several different versions of Office, as well as a beta of SharePoint Server 2010 to interested testers,
includingMicrosoft Office 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010, Project 2010 and Office Web Apps. The betas are available at
www.microsoft.com/2010.
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18.11.2009Office 2010 Beta Available for Download via MSDN and TechNet
The Beta bits of Office 2010 Beta along with Office Web Applications are now up on MSDN and TechNet Plus. TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers can now
download and evaluate Office 2010 Beta before the official public availability on November 18th. The most significant change in this Beta Build from
the
Technical Preview is the new
installation procedure for test versions of Office 2010 SKUs, Upload Center, modified version of Backstage view and new refreshed icons for all Office
products. Office 2010 Beta is available in both 32 and 64-bit flavors.
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16.11.2009Microsoft makes available new high performance Windows Server test build
Microsoft made available on November 16
a code-complete beta of Windows HPC (High
Performance Computing) Server 2008 R2 to selected testers.
The company made the announcement at the
Supercomputing 2009 show in Portland, Oreg., where officials said they planned to provide all of the
4,500 or so of the attendees with the bits today. Microsoft also will be providing select testers with access to the downloadable beta via the Connect
site today. Microsoft is expecting to release at least one more beta of HPC Server 2008 R2 before rolling out the final version some time in 2010.
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16.11.2009Windows HPC Server 2008 CTP released
Volker Will: Today the product group has released the HPC Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP). This is the next major milestone on our way
to RTM. As always, the software is available via Microsoft Connect.
If you are interested in the CTP build, please visit
this page on Microsoft Connect. You'll
have to provide a bit of information about yourself and any intended use. As always, the team provides newsgroup support via Microsoft Connect.
For more information about Windows HPC Server 2008, please visit the Microsoft HPC
homepage and use the
Windows HPC Community Portal for all things
technical information.
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11.03.2008Windows HPC Server 2008 RTM's
Ryan Waite: Were DONE with HPC Server 2008! We shipped our first beta last November, then a series of CTPs, then a second Beta in May, then a couple
release candidates, and now we are FINISHED. 600MB of technical specifications, 500K lines of code, 250 customer based design changes, and 3000 beta
downloads.
2 years and 3 months ago we shipped Compute Cluster Server 2003 (yes, a strange name for a product that shipped in
2006). Now were shipping
Windows HPC Server 2008. First, we have a better name. The
Clunk-Clunk of Compute Clusters cacophony was confusing. The HPC means were ready for the most demanding HPC workloads. For example, on the last Top
500 list we were number TWENTY-THREE, jumping 93 positions from our previous listing of #116.
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22.09.2008Windows HPC 2008 R2 CTP released
If you've got a spare supercomputer that is just sitting around waiting to test pre-released software on, then you'll be glad to hear that
Microsoft has made the Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available on Microsoft Connect. Windows HPC Server is a
specialized version of Windows Server designed for use in high performance computing applications, designed to solve complex computation problems or
in parallel (cluster) computing. Minimum system requirements for Windows HPC server is an x64 hardware platform such as Intel Xeon processors with
Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) or AMD Opteron processors and 512MB of RAM. However, we suggest picking up a Cray CX1, starting price is
around $25,000.
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23.05.2009Sneak peak of SharePoint 2010 released
Earlier this year Microsoft announced the next wave of Office products that will "redefine how people work", which included Exchange 2010, Office
2010, Visio 2010, Project 2010, and SharePoint 2010. All will enter public beta later this year and is targeted for general availability in the first
half of 2010. Over the last few weeks we've seen a ton of information leak regarding the Office 2010 suite, and this week Microsoft has released
a sneak-peak of SharePoint 2010. So what exactly is SharePoint again? SharePoint is an enterprise portal that can be configured to run Intranet,
Extranet, and Internet sites.
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20.07.2009Porting your HPC Code to Windows
Wenming Ye: One of the most frequent questions I get when I talk to customers is, what is my best option for porting my Linux HPC code to windows...
As a cross platform developer for the last few years, I had to make sure codes worked on mac/various linux/windows/unix platforms, and it can be a
major headache at times. Fortunately, HPC codes are usually not that difficult to port, as they are often console only (has no gui), and they often
use MPI, which is an industrial standard.
Porting from Unix to Windows often requires a little bit of research first. There are
many options depending on the situation. I would like to introduce several options and state my personal experiences with these options...
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07.09.2008Office 2010 public beta announced, SharePoint 2010 unveiled
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the public beta of the Office 2010 family of products at the SharePoint conference, which is currently in progress in
Las Vegas. The public beta of Office SharePoint server is due to begin in November, alongside the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010. Microsoft has
said that Office 2010, Project 2010, Visio 2010, and SharePoint Server 2010 will be available for public testing during November, and will be free to
use during the test period. Up until this point, Office 2010 has only been a private technical preview, only given out to a select group of testers.
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20.10.2009Microsoft's Office 2010 Technical Preview program closing
As Microsoft gets closer to a public beta of the next version of Office (Announced last week), the company has just announced that the Technical
Preview program for Office 2010 is coming to an end. In the e-mail sent to participants, Microsoft noted that the public beta will be available
sometime next month. Participants will still be able to access the Office 2010 Connect site for the next few weeks until the public beta. "Hello
Sean, Thank you for continuing to utilize, evaluate and provide feedback on the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview. We wanted to notify you the
Office 2010 Beta will be available for you to download next month (November 2009).
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24.10.2009Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview screenshots
Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview has officially been leaked onto the internet. Showing the first look at the technical preview of the next big
version of Microsoft Office. Available in both 32-bit and 64-bit, possibly available on the same disc on launch, the newest Office release fits
smoothly into Microsoft next big operating system, Windows 7. The ribbon is commonly used across all the Office applications to give users a better
and easier navigation. Installation: Word 2010: Excel 2010: Outlook 2010: OneNote 2010: PowerPoint 2010:
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20.05.2009Turning a Mac Mini into a virtual Windows HPC Server 2008 Compute Cluster
Volker Will: Best thing you can do to a Mac Mini? No, wait, certainly not the right way to start this post.
I am going prepare a
Mac Mini in such a way that you will be able to install a 2 or more node HPC cluster and a head node. Once you followed the steps outlined in the
videos you will be able to install a fully functional HPC cluster environment, literally a cluster-in-one-box. This post covers all aspects from
reinstalling the Mac OS with fewer options, using less space on the disk to a Boot Camp installation of Windows Server 2008 and configuring Hyper-V.
The final steps necessary to install the HPC cluster software are outlined in
Giovanni’s document on
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20.03.2008Exclusive: Windows 7 RC download goes live
The wait is over folks, Microsoft has published the download page for the Windows 7 RC. As we noted earlier, the download was scheduled to launch
tomorrow and was to be available worldwide. Coming straight from the download page, here are Microsoft's notes for the release candidate: You
don't need to rush to get the RC. The RC will be available at least through July 2009 and we're not limiting the number of product keys, so
you have plenty of time. Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every
two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start.
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05.05.2009Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 RC helps you achieve new levels of reliability and performance by delivering features that simplify your
administration, protect your communications, and delight your users by meeting their demands for greater business mobility. And when you download the
latest software, you're automatically registered to access valuable product resources assembled in one convenient location.
Please review the
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 system
requirements before you proceed. Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration.
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